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Originally Posted by mistermetAJ
Does that really matter if the best of them get wiped out?
The monolithic uninspiring architecture replacing gems all around the city doesn't help either. It doesn't take an architecture enthusiast to recognize beauty vs bland in architecture.
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Architects themselves seem to have the most trouble with this concept...
The thing is, the NIMBYs' greatest weapon is the poor quality of so much contemporary architecture. If so many developers weren't putting up "bland glass boxes" - if, though I know it is hard to imagine it, contemporary designs were actually
better than many of the buildings they were replacing - then there wouldn't be such a sense of loss when these old buildings went.
Having said that, however, 57th street is kind of a curious example. 432 Park is awful, but I don't think One57 is a bland glass box, and the Steinway building looks fantastic. Much will be determined by how this site and Nordstrom turn out.
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